IARCS IOI 2020 | International Olympiad in Informatics

IARCS IOI 2020, Indian Association for Research in Computing Science (IARCS) conducts International Olympiad in Informatics annually. Each participating country typically sends a delegation of four contestants and two accompanying adults. Students compete individually and try to maximize their score by solving a set of informatics problems during two competition days. Officials have announced that this year IOI is going to be held in online moded. Cultural and recreational events are organized on the remaining days. Candidate can check detailed information pertaining to IARCS IOI 2020 here on this page.

IARCS IOI 2020

The IOI is one of five international science olympiads. The primary goal of the IOI is to stimulate interest in informatics (computing science) and information technology. Another important goal is to bring together exceptionally talented pupils from various countries and to have them share scientific and cultural experiences. Candidate can check the important dates pertaining to IARCS IOI 2020 from below.

IARCS IOI 2020 Important Updates

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, First, IOI 2020, organized by Singapore, will be held online around the end of September 2020, and Second, IOI 2021 will be hosted by Singapore onsite, from Sunday, June 20, 2021, to Sunday, June 27, 2021. Dates of IARCS IOI 2020 have been announced on the official website. Along with this year’s information the officials have also announced the dates and hosting countries names of next year.

IARCS IOI 2020 Syllabus

Candidate can check detailed syllabus of IARCS IOI 2020 from below.

• Mathematics – Arithmetic and Geometry, Discrete Structures (DS), and Other Areas in, Mathematics.
• Computing Science – Programming Fundamentals (PF), Algorithms and Complexity (AL), and Other Areas in Computing Science.
• Software Engineering (SE)
• Computer Literacy

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How to prepare for IARCS IOI 2020?

In order to prepare for IARCS IOI 2020 candidate can follow and prepare according to the points below.

Learning how to write programs
To win a medal at the IOI, you need to know how to program in one of the allowed programming languages, to be able to understand and implement algorithms, and to be a good problem solver.The most commonly used programming language by competitors is C++. If you don’t have any experience with programming, you may start learning C++.

Learn about algorithms
Next, you should start solving various algorithmic tasks and learn about data structures and popular algorithms.

About IARCS

Indian Association for Research in Computing Science (IARCS) provides leadership in computing within India. IARCS recognizes the impact of computing science in school education. To actively promote good practices, it has become involved in the International Olympiad for Informatics (IOI). IARCS is involved in all aspects of training and selection of the young talent to represent the country at this prestigious Olympiad. It also recognizes a role for itself in correcting the biases in the current curriculum for computer science in the country.

Official Website – iarcs.org.in

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